“The government has no right to set a minimum hourly rate.”
Minimum wage isn’t a minimum hourly rate to be paid., It is a restriction on the minim job allowed to be performed. It is a prohibition on commerce.
The problem, though, at election time — and that’s always when this comes up — is that it’s too hard to explain economics to someone who has just been promised a raise by someone else. So, these minimum wage workers become a large voting bloc.
Your goal is to win the election. Far more voters DON’T understand economics than do. Do you give a voting bloc to your opponent just so you can maintain economic purity?
Trump is right to counter with a 10 dollar minimum that’s regionally flexible. He can say Clinton has no chance to get her passed in tough times, but his will pass. So would you rather have a real 2 dollar raise or a 7 dollar promise that will never happen?